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| re: "TANZ" VS "BOOH" | |
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Tremorlor 06:12 pm UTC 08/23/10 |
| In reply to: | re: "TANZ" VS "BOOH" - steven_stuart 04:22 pm UTC 08/23/10 |
| > They are doing something. Please understand that Jim's > vision for this show is very ambitous. A lot of people > have wanted to invest in a show that features the "BOOH" > songs but they get scared of a story that features Peter > Pan as a Marvel comic book hero and Hook as a kind of > darkly comical Hitler/The Joker. I don't know why. I think > Jim's basic story concept is wonderful and when it goes up > Jim and the team will be very happy that they didn't bow > to industry pressure. It will be worth the wait. Considering some other ideas for musicals that actually got staged I don't see a problem with the story. > > Crap idea anyway. Drop it. > > Perhaps a motor cycle ballet makes things too complicated. > Is that why you think its a crap idea? Has it been done > before? I don't know. I think they should do it if its > never been done before. Noise of numerous motorcycles on stage will drown out the music. You could of course use some electrical motorcycles, but those will be more expensive than ordinary ones. Also it just reminds of Starlight Express. Just instead of rollerblades it'll be bikes. Woot. > > Do explain what's so expensive about a pod in the sky. A > > globe hanging over the stage can't be that expensive. > > It has to be an extra special pod. Especially if Meat Loaf > ends up playing Hook. He's not going to climb into just > any old pod. Didn't the Loaf lose weight? :p > > Austria came first. > > You are quite right. Isn't "Tanz" the most successful show > in German history? Nope, last time I checked that's still Elisabeth. > I really don't think > that Jim is motivated by profit but it would be nice if > "BOOH" made money. But the investors might be motivated by that. > > Vereinigte Bühnen Wien is not German. Get your facts > > straight already. And considering DotV it may be a good > > thing that it's not Jim Steinmans' Tanz der Vampire. > > Another good point. Why did he allow "DOTV" to be > produced? They won't let Richard do his much more faithful > English version of "Tanz" but they allowed "DOTV". From what I remember, the Steinman team basically told them they know how to get a Bway show up and running and not to get in the way. Guess it was the last time they allowed that. > This is why I think Meat Loaf should play Hook. I am not > the only one. You may be hearing more about this in the > near future. On stage, 5-6 days a week? Could work, if he gets some short songs. And not too many of them. Possibly even with enough breathing space between each. Like one per act. > > Cut the bikes. Or go for a Spartacus arena spectacle. > > Actually, that's a brilliant idea. I will pass it on and I > will make sure they remember who thought it up if they use > it. > > Spartacus. I love that. Misremembered, actually it was Ben Hur the live spectacle. Arena style, with the gladiator fight and wagon race. Some clips are available on youtube. Trailer here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfY8v689rw0 | |
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